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A Korean man has died after choking on a ‘live octopus’ dish, going into cardiac arrest after a tentacle became lodged in his throat. The Korea Herald...

A man reportedly died from a heart attack Monday after choking on a live octopus dish.

The victim, 82, was eating a piece of live octopus, known as san-nakji, in the southern city of Gwangju when it became stuck in his throat on Monday morning.

Sannakji -- octopus seasoned with salt and sesame oil and served while still squirming – is among South Korea's most notorious delicacies. The local dish shot to global infamy thanks to an iconic scene from 2004's "Oldboy," where Choi Min-sik's character devours a whole wriggling octopus alive at a sushi bar. Numerous videos on YouTube show fearless foreign tourists trying sannakji in K...

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